Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Toomsboro Tract Wilkinson County, Georgia

New South Associates conducted a Phase I archaeological survey of a tract located approximately 0 .4 miles northwest of Toomsboro, Georgia totaling approximately 75 acres. The survey tract is located along a segment of the Central Georgia Railroad between Toomsboro and Mcintyre, south of Commissioner Creek, Wilkinson County, Georgia. The project area was comprised of a high landform approximately 20 acres in area , and the surrounding wetlands associated with Commissioner Creek constituted the remaining acreage. The landform was subjected to a pedestrian survey with shovel test pit excavations along transects roughly perpendicular with the Central Georgia Railroad Corridor. The surrounding wetland area was subjected to a reconnaissance-level walk over, and shovel test pits were not excavated in inundated areas. The survey was conducted between March 16th and March 18th of 2005. No previously recorded archaeological sites were recorded as lying in or within two miles of the study parcel. The remains of a twentieth century commercial mill structure and a prehistoric, possibly Archaic, lithic scatter (Site 9Wk108) were discovered on the elevated landform central to the tract. Though there was considerable lithic debitage recovered, both components of the site lacked integrity and had suffered the impact of activities associated with the railroad and mill complex. The mill ruins consist of twentieth century building materials and have been demolished by heavy equipment. Site 9Wk108 is recommended ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NHRP), and no additional archaeological work is recommended.